Omotola credits women for sustaining Nollywood, cites multiple ventures

Female hustle is basically propping up Nollywood, and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is not shy about saying the women are carrying the weight.

Women powering Nollywood’s engine

• Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde praised women dominating Nollywood’s core roles.
• On Naija FM 102.7, she credited them with sustaining the industry.
• Producers, she stressed, are largely women driving projects.
• Their drive, she argued, keeps the whole machine running.

Multiple businesses beyond the screen

• Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde said actresses juggle several side ventures.
• Many female actors, she noted, run three or four businesses.
• Influencing, modeling, and retail shops fill their schedules.
• Balancing intense film work demands serious multitasking.

The attention gap between men and women

• Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde compared admiration levels across genders.
• Male actors, she said, face less intense spotlight.
• Women, according to her, attract heavier attention.
• Admirers, she added, often rally harder around actresses.

Marriage and security in the spotlight

• Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde shared that admirers still send gifts.
• Cars and other items, she revealed, have landed in her way.
• Her husband, she insisted, stays completely unbothered.
• Security in their marriage, she described, is rock solid.